August 30 - Laut Hog Farm in Fredericktown Missouri
Fredericktown –Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives Rod Jetton, R-Marble Hill, toured the Laut Hog Farm in Fredericktown as part of this tour of the state to highlight agriculture in Missouri. The tour included a look at their hog operation and lunch with the Laut family and the employees of Laut Hog Farm.
“It is rare to have such a large hog operation like this in Southeast Missouri,” said Speaker Jetton. “I am impressed with their business and how efficiently they run their operation, but I am more impressed with the fact that they have all stayed close to home and work together in the family business.”
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From left to right: Don Laut Sr., Don Laut Jr., Speaker Jetton, Doug Laut, Walter Laut, Donnie Laut, and Marcus Laut
Speaker Jetton listens as Don Laut Jr. explains what the purpose of the various buildings at the Laut Hog Farm
Walter Laut leads Speaker Jetton through another portion of the Laut Hog Farm facility
Month-old piglets in one of the Laut Hog Farm barns
Hogs at the Laut Hog Farm
A view of the one of the facilities at the Laut Hog Farm